List of counties in South Dakota

list of counties in south dakota wikipedia, alphabetical list of counties in south dakota
There are 66 counties in the US state of South Dakota with FIPS codes

Todd County and Oglala Lakota County are the only counties in South Dakota which do not have their own county seats Hot Springs in Fall River County serves as the administrative center for Oglala Lakota County Winner in Tripp County serves as the administrative center for Todd County1 These are two of five counties in South Dakota which are entirely within an Indian reservation The other three counties are Corson, Dewey, and Ziebach

South Dakota's postal abbreviation is SD and its FIPS state code is 46

Contents

1 Table of counties

2 Former names

3 Former counties

4 Population density map

5 See also

6 References

Table of countiesedit

County

FIPS County Code
2

County seat
3

Established
3

Formed from

Etymology

Population
4

Area
3

Map

Aurora County

003

Plankinton

1881

Cragin and Wetmore counties

Aurora, Roman goddess of dawn

7003271000000000000♠2,710

7002708000000000000♠708 sq mi
7003183400000000000♠1,834 km2

Beadle County

005

Huron

1879

Buchard, Clark, Kingsbury, and Spink counties

William Henry Harrison Beadle, chief surveyor of Dakota Territory

7004173980000000000♠17,398

7003125900000000000♠1,259 sq mi
7003326100000000000♠3,261 km2

Bennett County

007

Martin

1909

Lugenbeel, Oglala Lakota, Washabaugh, and Washington counties

Granville G Bennett, justice of the Supreme Court for the Dakota Territory

7003343100000000000♠3,431

7003118500000000000♠1,185 sq mi
7003306900000000000♠3,069 km2

Bon Homme County

009

Tyndall

1862

Unorganized territory

French phrase meaning "good man"

7003707000000000000♠7,070

7002563000000000000♠563 sq mi
7003145800000000000♠1,458 km2

Brookings County

011

Brookings

1862

Unorganized territory

Wilmot Brookings 1830 - 1905, Dakota Territory Supreme Court justice

7004319650000000000♠31,965

7002794000000000000♠794 sq mi
7003205600000000000♠2,056 km2

Brown County

013

Aberdeen

1879

Beadle County

Alfred Brown, territorial legislator

7004365310000000000♠36,531

7003171300000000000♠1,713 sq mi
7003443700000000000♠4,437 km2

Brule County

015

Chamberlain

1875

Charles Mix County

Brulé Sioux Native Americans

7003525500000000000♠5,255

7002819000000000000♠819 sq mi
7003212100000000000♠2,121 km2

Buffalo County

017

Gann Valley

1873

Unorganized territory

American Bison

7003191200000000000♠1,912

7002471000000000000♠471 sq mi
7003122000000000000♠1,220 km2

Butte County

019

Belle Fourche

1883

Harding

Buttes in the region

7004101100000000000♠10,110

7003224900000000000♠2,249 sq mi
7003582500000000000♠5,825 km2

Campbell County

021

Mound City

1873

Buffalo

Newton B Campbell, territorial legislator

7003146600000000000♠1,466

7002736000000000000♠736 sq mi
7003190600000000000♠1,906 km2

Charles Mix County

023

Lake Andes

1862

Unorganized territory

Charles Eli Mix, commissioner of Indian Affairs

7003912900000000000♠9,129

7003109800000000000♠1,098 sq mi
7003284400000000000♠2,844 km2

Clark County

025

Clark

1873

Hanson

Newton Clark, territorial legislator

7003369100000000000♠3,691

7002958000000000000♠958 sq mi
7003248100000000000♠2,481 km2

Clay County

027

Vermillion

1862

Unorganized territory

Henry Clay 1777 - 1852, US Senator from Kentucky and prominent 19th Century political figure

7004138640000000000♠13,864

7002412000000000000♠412 sq mi
7003106700000000000♠1,067 km2

Codington County

029

Watertown

1877

Indian lands

Reverend GS Codington, territorial legislator

7004272270000000000♠27,227

7002688000000000000♠688 sq mi
7003178200000000000♠1,782 km2

Corson County

031

McIntosh

1909

Indian lands

Dighton Corson, a Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court

7003405000000000000♠4,050

7003247300000000000♠2,473 sq mi
7003640500000000000♠6,405 km2

Custer County

033

Custer

1875

Indian lands

General George Armstrong Custer 1839 - 1876, key figure in the Indian Wars

7003821600000000000♠8,216

7003155800000000000♠1,558 sq mi
7003403500000000000♠4,035 km2

Davison County

035

Mitchell

1873

Hanson

Henry C Davison, prominent merchant and early settler

7004195040000000000♠19,504

7002436000000000000♠436 sq mi
7003112900000000000♠1,129 km2

Day County

037

Webster

1879

Clark

Merrit H Day, territorial legislator

7003571000000000000♠5,710

7003102900000000000♠1,029 sq mi
7003266500000000000♠2,665 km2

Deuel County

039

Clear Lake

1862

Brookings

Jacob S Deuel, territorial legislator

7003436400000000000♠4,364

7002624000000000000♠624 sq mi
7003161600000000000♠1,616 km2

Dewey County

041

Timber Lake

1873

Armstrong County and Indian lands

William P Dewey, territorial surveyor-general

7003530100000000000♠5,301

7003230300000000000♠2,303 sq mi
7003596500000000000♠5,965 km2

Douglas County

043

Armour

1873

Charles Mix

Stephen A Douglas 1813 - 1861, US Senator from Illinois and advocate of popular sovereignty as a middle ground in the slavery debate

7003300200000000000♠3,002

7002434000000000000♠434 sq mi
7003112400000000000♠1,124 km2

Edmunds County

045

Ipswich

1873

Buffalo

Newton Edmunds, Governor of Dakota Territory

7003407100000000000♠4,071

7003114600000000000♠1,146 sq mi
7003296800000000000♠2,968 km2

Fall River County

047

Hot Springs

1883

Custer

Fall River

7003709400000000000♠7,094

7003174000000000000♠1,740 sq mi
7003450700000000000♠4,507 km2

Faulk County

049

Faulkton

1873

Unorganized lands

Andrew Jackson Faulk, Governor of Dakota Territory

7003236400000000000♠2,364

7003100000000000000♠1,000 sq mi
7003259000000000000♠2,590 km2

Grant County

051

Milbank

1873

Codington and Deuel counties

Ulysses S Grant 1822 - 1885, US President and American Civil War general

7003735600000000000♠7,356

7002682000000000000♠682 sq mi
7003176600000000000♠1,766 km2

Gregory County

053

Burke

1862

Unorganized territory

John Shaw Gregory, territorial legislator

7003427100000000000♠4,271

7003101600000000000♠1,016 sq mi
7003263100000000000♠2,631 km2

Haakon County

055

Philip

1914

Stanley County

King Haakon VII of Norway

7003193700000000000♠1,937

7003181300000000000♠1,813 sq mi
7003469600000000000♠4,696 km2

Hamlin County

057

Hayti

1873

Deuel County

Hannibal Hamlin, Vice-President and United States Senator from Maine

7003590300000000000♠5,903

7002511000000000000♠511 sq mi
7003132300000000000♠1,323 km2

Hand County

059

Miller

1873

Buffalo County

George H Hand, territorial legislator

7003343100000000000♠3,431

7003143700000000000♠1,437 sq mi
7003372200000000000♠3,722 km2

Hanson County

061

Alexandria

1873

Buffalo and Deuel counties

Joseph R Hanson, army major in the Indian Wars and early settler

7003333100000000000♠3,331

7002435000000000000♠435 sq mi
7003112700000000000♠1,127 km2

Harding County

063

Buffalo

1909

Unorganized lands

JA Harding, Speaker of the House for Dakota Territory

7003125500000000000♠1,255

7003267100000000000♠2,671 sq mi
7003691800000000000♠6,918 km2

Hughes County

065

Pierre

1880

Buffalo County

Alexander Hughes, territorial legislator

7004170220000000000♠17,022

7002741000000000000♠741 sq mi
7003191900000000000♠1,919 km2

Hutchinson County

067

Olivet

1862

Unorganized territory

John Hutchinson, territorial legislator

7003734300000000000♠7,343

7002813000000000000♠813 sq mi
7003210600000000000♠2,106 km2

Hyde County

069

Highmore

1873

Buffalo County

James Hyde, territorial legislator

7003142000000000000♠1,420

7002861000000000000♠861 sq mi
7003223000000000000♠2,230 km2

Jackson County

071

Kadoka

1914

Stanley County

JR Jackson, territorial legislator

7003303100000000000♠3,031

7003186900000000000♠1,869 sq mi
7003484100000000000♠4,841 km2

Jerauld County

073

Wessington Springs

1883

Aurora County

HA Jerauld, territorial legislator

7003207000000000000♠2,070

7002530000000000000♠530 sq mi
7003137300000000000♠1,373 km2

Jones County

075

Murdo

1916

Lyman County

George W Jones, territorial legislator

7003100600000000000♠1,006

7002971000000000000♠971 sq mi
7003251500000000000♠2,515 km2

Kingsbury County

077

De Smet

1873

Hanson County

George W Kingsbury and TA Kingsbury, brothers and territorial legislators

7003514800000000000♠5,148

7002838000000000000♠838 sq mi
7003217000000000000♠2,170 km2

Lake County

079

Madison

1873

Brookings and Hanson counties

Lakes within the county

7004112000000000000♠11,200

7002563000000000000♠563 sq mi
7003145800000000000♠1,458 km2

Lawrence County

081

Deadwood

1875

Unorganized territory

John Lawrence 1839 - 1889, territorial legislator

7004240970000000000♠24,097

7002800000000000000♠800 sq mi
7003207200000000000♠2,072 km2

Lincoln County

083

Canton

1867

Unorganized territory

Lincoln County, Maine

7004448280000000000♠44,828

7002578000000000000♠578 sq mi
7003149700000000000♠1,497 km2

Lyman County

085

Kennebec

1873

Unorganized territory

WP Lyman, territorial legislator

7003375500000000000♠3,755

7003164000000000000♠1,640 sq mi
7003424800000000000♠4,248 km2

Marshall County

091

Britton

1885

Day County

Marshall Vincent, Day County Commissioner

7003465600000000000♠4,656

7002839000000000000♠839 sq mi
7003217300000000000♠2,173 km2

McCook County

087

Salem

1873

Hanson County

Edwin McCook, Secretary of Dakota Territory

7003561800000000000♠5,618

7002575000000000000♠575 sq mi
7003148900000000000♠1,489 km2

McPherson County

089

Leola

1873

Buffalo County

James B McPherson 1828 - 1864, Civil War general

7003245900000000000♠2,459

7003113700000000000♠1,137 sq mi
7003294500000000000♠2,945 km2

Meade County

093

Sturgis

1889

Lawrence County

George Meade 1815 - 1872, Civil War general

7004254340000000000♠25,434

7003347100000000000♠3,471 sq mi
7003899000000000000♠8,990 km2

Mellette County

095

White River

1909

Lyman County

Arthur C Mellette, first Governor of South Dakota

7003204800000000000♠2,048

7003130700000000000♠1,307 sq mi
7003338500000000000♠3,385 km2

Miner County

097

Howard

1873

Hanson County

Nelson Miner and Ephriam Miner, brothers and territorial legislators

7003238900000000000♠2,389

7002570000000000000♠570 sq mi
7003147600000000000♠1,476 km2

Minnehaha County

099

Sioux Falls

1862

Unorganized territory

Sioux term for waterfall

7005169468000000000♠169,468

7002809000000000000♠809 sq mi
7003209500000000000♠2,095 km2

Moody County

101

Flandreau

1873

Brookings and Minnehaha counties

Gideon C Moody, Speaker of the House for Dakota Territory

7003648600000000000♠6,486

7002520000000000000♠520 sq mi
7003134700000000000♠1,347 km2

Oglala Lakota County

102

1875

Fall River County

Oglala Lakota tribe

7004135860000000000♠13,586

7003209400000000000♠2,094 sq mi
7003542300000000000♠5,423 km2

Pennington County

103

Rapid City

1875

Unorganized territory

John L Pennington 1829 - 1900, Governor of Dakota Territory

7005100948000000000♠100,948

7003277600000000000♠2,776 sq mi
7003719000000000000♠7,190 km2

Perkins County

105

Bison

1909

Butte and Harding counties

Henry E Perkins, state senator

7003298200000000000♠2,982

7003287200000000000♠2,872 sq mi
7003743800000000000♠7,438 km2

Potter County

107

Gettysburg

1875

Buffalo County

Joel A Potter, territorial legislator

7003232900000000000♠2,329

7002866000000000000♠866 sq mi
7003224300000000000♠2,243 km2

Roberts County

109

Sisseton

1883

Grant County

SG Roberts, territorial legislator

7004101490000000000♠10,149

7003110100000000000♠1,101 sq mi
7003285200000000000♠2,852 km2

Sanborn County

111

Woonsocket

1883

Miner County

George W Sanborn, president of the Milwaukee Railroad

7003235500000000000♠2,355

7002569000000000000♠569 sq mi
7003147400000000000♠1,474 km2

Spink County

115

Redfield

1873

Hanson County

SL Spink, Secretary of Dakota Territory

7003645100000000000♠6,451

7003150400000000000♠1,504 sq mi
7003389500000000000♠3,895 km2

Stanley County

117

Fort Pierre

1873

Unorganized territory

David S Stanley, commander of Fort Sully

7003296600000000000♠2,966

7003144300000000000♠1,443 sq mi
7003373700000000000♠3,737 km2

Sully County

119

Onida

1873

Potter County

Fort Sully, itself named after General Alfred Sully

7003137300000000000♠1,373

7003100700000000000♠1,007 sq mi
7003260800000000000♠2,608 km2

Todd County

121

1909

Meyer and Tripp counties

John Blair Smith Todd, territorial delegate to Congress

7003961200000000000♠9,612

7003138800000000000♠1,388 sq mi
7003359500000000000♠3,595 km2

Tripp County

123

Winner

1873

Unorganized territory

Bartlett Tripp, Chief Justice of the Dakota Territorial Supreme Court

7003564400000000000♠5,644

7003161400000000000♠1,614 sq mi
7003418000000000000♠4,180 km2

Turner County

125

Parker

1871

Lincoln County

John W Turner, territorial legislator

7003834700000000000♠8,347

7002617000000000000♠617 sq mi
7003159800000000000♠1,598 km2

Union County

127

Elk Point

1862

Unorganized territory

The union of the American states

7004143990000000000♠14,399

7002460000000000000♠460 sq mi
7003119100000000000♠1,191 km2

Walworth County

129

Selby

1873

Buffalo County

Walworth County, Wisconsin

7003543800000000000♠5,438

7002708000000000000♠708 sq mi
7003183400000000000♠1,834 km2

Yankton County

135

Yankton

1862

Unorganized territory

Yankton Sioux Native Americans

7004224380000000000♠22,438

7002522000000000000♠522 sq mi
7003135200000000000♠1,352 km2

Ziebach County

137

Dupree

1911

Armstrong, Schnasse, and Sterling counties

Frank M Ziebach, publisher and army major during the Indian Wars

7003280100000000000♠2,801

7003196200000000000♠1,962 sq mi
7003508200000000000♠5,082 km2

Former namesedit

Shannon County: renamed Oglala Lakota County in 2015

Former countiesedit

Armstrong County 1883–1952: Created by Dakota Territory as Pyatt County in 1883 from Cheyenne, Rusk Dewey, and Stanely Counties Renamed Armstrong in 1895 The western half was annexed to form part of the second Ziebach County, in 1911 The remainder was annexed into Dewey in 1952

Ashmore County

Big Sioux County

Boreman County 1873–1909: Created by Dakota Territory from unorganized lands in 1873 Lost territory to North Dakota when South Dakota became a state in 1889 Abolished in 1909 when it became part of Corson County

Bramble County

Bruguier County

Burchard County

Burdick County

Cheyenne County

Choteau County

Cole County

Cragin County

Delano County

Ewing County 1889–1890: Created upon statehood Abolished one year later, when it became the northern half of Harding County

Forsythe County

Greely County, South Dakota

Jayne County

Lugenbeel County 1875–1909: Created by Dakota Territory from unorganized lands and Meyer and Pratt Counties in 1875 Abolished in 1909 when it became part of Bennett and Todd Counties

Mandan County

Martin County

Meyer County

Midway County

Mills County

Nowlin County 1883–1898: Created by Dakota Territory in 1883 from Cheyenne and White River Counties Abolished in 1898 when it became part of Lyman and Stanley Counties

Pratt County

Presho County

Pyatt County 1883–1895: Created by Dakota Territory from unorganized lands in 1883 Renamed Armstrong in 1895

Rinehart County

Rusk County

Schnasse County 1883–1911: Created by Dakota Territory from unorganized lands and part of Boreman County in 1883 Lost territory to North Dakota when South Dakota became a state Abolished in 1911 when it became part of Ziebach County

Scobey County

Sterling County 1883–1911: Created by Dakota Territory from Cheyenne County Abolished in 1911 when it became part of Ziebach County

Stone County

Thompson County

Wagner County,

Washabaugh County 1883–1983: South Dakota's most recent county to be eliminated Created by Dakota Territory in 1883 Abolished in 1983 when it was merged with Jackson County

Washington County 1888–1943: Abolished in 1943 when it was diverged into Jackson, Pennington and Shannon Counties

Wetmore County

White River County

Wood County

Ziebach County 1889–1890: Created in 1889, upon statehood Abolished in 1890, becoming the eastern portion of Pennington County The name was revived in 1911, when a second Ziebach County was created from parts of Sterling, Schnasse and Pyatt Counties

Population density mapedit

Darker colors indicate heavier density

See alsoedit

South Dakota portal

Referencesedit

^ "South Dakota Counties, Regions, Tourism and State Index" Global Index Archived from the original on January 2, 2006 Retrieved February 5, 2006

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